Dishwashing apparatus



July 29 1930. M. MARANGONI DISHWASHING APPARATUS Filed June 19, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 4 2 R n m M Mr 0 w n mfl A m Y Man T H M WITNESSES July 29, 1930. MARANGQN] I 1,771,934

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I INVENTOR- WITNESSES I Mag/{a Mamnqo M a Wou 7 Q ATTORNEY Patented July 29, 1930 UNITED STATES MATT MARANGONI, ow -New Yo'RK. yN Y.

msnwnsnme Alernnn rns" Application filed June 19,

This invention relates to an apparatus for washing dishes or tableware, and has parporting the same over a sink, so that the brush.

.'.-'is disposed directly under the faucet.

One of the principal objects of the present invention is to provide a dishwashing apparatus by virtue of which plates, platters, 1() cups, saucers, glasses or other tableware may 'be rapidly and effectually cleansed.

The invention further aims to provide in a dish Washing apparatus an electric motor 7 with means on the lower endxof the motor shaft and on a plurality of brushes; of different characters and configurations, for interchangeably connecting said brushes thereto for rotation with the motor shaft.

As a, further object hends an adjustable bracket for supporting themotor over a sink whereby to dispose the various brushes under the sink faucet in the most advantageous position for use. v e

Other objects reside in the simplicity of construction and mode of use of the appara tus, the economy with which the same may be produced and installed and the general efliciency derived therefrom.

With the above recited and other. objects in view, reference is had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which there is exhibited one example or embodiment' of the invention, while the claims define the actualscope of the same.

In the drawings:

Figure-1 is a side view of the device in use.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a plate washing brush disposed in juxtaposition to the faucet. I

Figure 3 is a sectional plan view taken ap proximately on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4: is a detail enlarged vertical sectional view taken approximately on the line 4l of Figure 1. i p

Figure 5 is an enlarged view of the connection between the brush and motor shaft.

3 Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, 6 designates an electric motor, the

casing or housing of which is provided with 5 upstanding ears 7 having laterally projecting the invention compre 1923:v Serial} No; 286,596. g I

IugsSformedwith Vfl-shapednotch'es' 9' on the: under side which are designed to receive the upwardly projecting V-shapedtongues IOon I the free, extremities of ,armslI. The arms 11 I constitute a part of a supporting, bracket which includes a base 1'2asuitabl'yanchoredi toa wallabove asink. The ba'se,12' is formed. with parallelventically disposed side rails 153 which arejprovid ed witlrfvertical rows of apertures 14L Bracket arms ,15 'h'aving vertically spaced slots 1' 6i are 1 provided and said. slots are designedfto be selectively registered with certain: oftheiapertures infer the. reception'of'fretaining' bolts 17 whereby'fthe. arms,.

15'farev'ertically adjustablefwithrespecttothe v are designed to pass through the ears 7 and the terminals of the arms 11. The motor shaft 22 has its lower end provided with a substantially inverted L-shaped head 23, the

depending portion of which is provided with a horizontal aperture 24 receiving a bolt 25 havinga winged nut 26 and a washer 27.

The brushes are provided with shanks 29 having hooked terminals 30 which are designed to be engaged over the shanks of the bolt 25' and clamped between the head 23 and the washer 27 so that the brush is fixed to the motor shaft for rotation therewith. As

illustrated in Figure 1, the brush shank 29 is formed with radial bristles 32 so that the same may be employed for washing a tumbler T or a cup or other similar receptacles of r this nature. As illustratedin Figure 2, the brush shank 29 is formed with a disk like 7 head 33 at its lower end which is'preferably I formed with a cancaved upper surface and with depending bristles 34,-. The disk like head is provided with vertical apertures 35 to permit water from the faucet F to feed therethrough onto the bristles for washing and rinsing-aplate, saucer or'othersimilar ar- V ticle which is held under the brush. By ren-' dering the motor supporting bracketadjustl able, both vertically and horizontally, it is obvious that in using the brushes of different configurations and characters the same may be effectually brought into juxtaposition to the faucet. If desired, the motor 6 may be provided with a suitable switch 36, by virtue of which the speed of rotation of the motor may be controlled in accordance with the desires of the user.

What is claimed is:

1. In a dish washingapparatus, a motor, means on the motor shaft for connecting a brush thereto for rotation therewith and an adjustable bracket for supporting said motor 7 over a sink whereby to dispose the brush di rectly under the sink faucet, said bracket in cluding a stationary base and vertically and j horizontally adjustable arms projecting outwardly therefrom.

2. In a dish washing apparatus, a motor,

means on the motor shaft for connecting a brush thereto for rotation therewith, said brush having a perforated top adapted to allow passage of water therethrough, an adjustable bracket for supporting said motor over a sink whereby to dispose the brush directly under the sink faucet, said bracket including a stationary base and'vert-ically and horizontally adjustable arms projecting out-- wardly therefrom and meansfor retaining the arms in adjusted relation to each other and to the base.

Signed at New York, in the county of New Yorkand State of New York, this 18th day of June A. D. 1928. I V

MATTIA MABANGONI. 

